Madonna to Oppose Gay Law in Putin Hometown

Madonna is an Ally. Madonna’s first tour in Russia will not come without controversy. She will performing in Vladimir Putin’s hometown in August where she vows to violate law by speaking out for homosexuality.. Madonna stated “I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels oppressed”. “I don’t run away from adversity,” Madonna, who has used her fame to support gay rights, said in the e-mail. “I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity.” March 7 St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko signed the controversial law, a Putin ally and former KGB officer, bans lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered “propaganda” that could give minors “the false perception that traditional and nontraditional relationships are socially equal.”